Wednesday, March 4, 2009

I'd like to publicly thank my friend for giving us a microwave she was no longer using. THANK YOU DEAR FRIEND!

She noticed our microwave was in rough shape and rusting out on the inside. Yeeesh. I knew it was time for a replacement. She offered use of one that has been sitting in her closet for about a year.

It's a stainless-steel beauty:

Especially when you compare it to our 1983 "Microcomputer" (?) microwave:

By the way, did I mention we have 2 microwaves? 80's microwave sits above the stove and shiny-n-new sits on the counter. 80's microwave is rarely used, due to its lack of power. I'm glad we benefited from my friend's keen sense of reducing. She figured why let a friend buy when I have a perfectly good microwave that is not being used?

Again, thank you dear friend! Some day we will get rid of 80's microwave - and have just one. That should be plenty.

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Welcome to "Striving Green", the blog that focuses on one family's attempt to become more environmentally friendly by the standbys - eating organically, keeping it local, reusing, reducing, and recycling. I call this blog "Striving Green", with an emphasis on the "striving". We're not perfect; we're learning as we go along.

I'll tell about the "green" successes and challenges we have with day-to-day issues as well as new discoveries I stumble upon. I'll pose questions to readers, looking for your thoughts and suggestions on how to improve upon reducing our consumption of resources. Sharing information and "making ripples" is something I enjoy. I hope you enjoy reading and become inspired to "strive green" too.